The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
New Orleans Times.Demoorat.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
The State Central Committee completed its
work yesterday, fixed the date Of the eonvep-
ton and the mode Of electinE delegates to II,
and then adjourned The meeting was less
exciting than that OF the previous day, Tor it
was clearly shown that the stories circulated,
that the majority intended to take some lac
tlonal advantage of their control of the COM
mittee were utterly false. Qui5e the con-
trary, they made O number OF CONCESSIONS
in the interest Of harmony, and the CON
yenhon adjourned in q far better spirit tllAn
it met. One TACT, however. was clearly
brought Out--the attempt Of the refOrmerB
on the previous day to capture the cDnven-
ton by means Of frivolous contests anil pro-
were laid bare before the committee on ere
de1tials and the central committee itself:
and the wisdom Of the majority in refusing
TO allow tins trick to be used to reverse and
TeyOiutiOnlEe the meeting was 80 clearly
DEMONSTRATED that none could doubt it. The
''refOFmerB' had prepared enough contests
to tie UP number Of the supporters Of Gov.
AicEneFy and thus hoped to secure the COM
mittee. IN order to do this they were not
particularly nice in their contests, and nAked
up tho most absurd opposition pessible;
they were prepared indeed, TO cripple the
majority. When however, the Ques-
lion came before the committee on
credentials. they weakened. Their cgntesss-
in Tie fifth and sixth wards were so ilinlsy
that they were actually ashamed 10 present
them, and they were dropped at once. Yet
had their Little trick BuccOedeh, they would
have distranehlsed the nlenbeIs from these
wards, IN contests which they afterTard adj
United were frivolous and grOuudless. The
committee on credentials went carefully over
the whole hsh and the refoFnh protests
and contests disappeared before the exaEnile-
ton and investigations Of eFch case, With
tho exception Of the ST.. Ohhgles and Cats
hOula eases the comm tee preeente q Ilnan-
;mous report, the three hlehoils mem
iqrity aud sweeping away the he
titious contests their faction had got
! up. IN these last two casea they matte
/ q separate report, but when it came TO q vote
/ onlg seTen melnbsTs in the entire body voted
| for il. The report Of the COMMITTEES on ore
| G6ntlHls was 1lIl9U1npHs except IN two I'M
] II was an acknowledgement that the majority
l had acted RquarRly and justly 10 all IN Is re-
| port, that tlle list Of delegates presented BIZ
4 II WIS correct one, and that the contests 81
| Tins the reformeTs Acknowledged as soon
4 "a they found ont that their Little game could
| The majority ~ the comni tee, the snip.
porters OF Gov. McEnery, acted through.
] out fairly and with the true spirit OF haE,
\ InelE. yielding many pllilta 70 the oppOal
tiQn'in the Interest gf lielnoeTatio unity ane
success. They positively refused 10 ALLOW
4 the reform tficl. 20 reverse theCenlHittee,
1 but they were 30 tar IN the FaRoTt on creleil
tiala ellat II was accepted with practical nn&
and as result the meeting Rdj6urne(
4 more lzaTmoniously than II organized,
II 1t Witnessed g very determined Qt
I Tempt on the part af Tie FefOrmeas'
TO utilize their old system 81 contests 4
overthrow ma. ority. Wafn it was dis
covered and defeated they protested Fer5
1ercely AZ iirst, bnt finally Acknowledged
their failnpe and dropped their contesta
i Stormy At the beginning, The Committee ad
soufned far more hag9lonipusly. The ''re
fol7nersT fonnd they had practically moth
ing 70 complain Of, for thb commit
eeated just those members who they Thorn
selves declared were entitled to Sc Is.
il The committee fixed the date Of the con
genti0p aB Dan. 10, the place Of Ileelini
Baton Ronge, and based tho appOrsiomnep
upon tho higheat Democratic oifserVatist
vote cast at the last general election 10
presidential eiectprao or Governor.